Category: Counsel

PREVIOUSLY WE INTRODUCED the strongly recommended Sunnah of Ḥijâma, or wet-cupping, which removes impurities from the blood, restores balance, and replenishes the body. According to Ibn ʿAbbâs, the Prophet ﷺ said: If there is any good in your medical treatments, it is…

AS ALL MUSLIMS know, through their understanding of the Quran and the Sunnah, the dîn of Allah is the religion of Truth. Implicitly, this proposition entails that the Prophet ﷺ has left us a complete, comprehensive explanation of the religion; thus, no further explanation…

Why do parents choose Islamic day schools for their children? To answer this question, it helps to first consider the macro level, by which I mean the social and religious context in which Muslim families live. In North America, the Muslim population…

MANY CONVERT STORIES are to be found in cyberspace, giving testimony to how and why a growing number of persons are discovering Islam and committing themselves to its Guidance. Endless media headlines in the West feature “Islam” or “Muslim”–usually together with “terrorist”…

“Only Allah Can Judge Me!” This phrase is thrown around quite often, mostly by those wanting to find a loophole to justify their questionable actions. In a time where there is an explosion of knowledge on the Internet and many people are…

An entrepreneurial Muslim who is content with whatever Allah has given him will always remain rich, whether that be regarding his house, clothes, business or his family. To be content means to happily accept Allah’s blessings upon you and choosing to look…

Recently I was approached by a family asking my opinion on the value of sending children to Islamic schools. Put another way, this family was essentially wondering, and debating, the merits of sending their children to an Islamic school compared to other…

8 solid recommendations on what we can do to make our kids the best they can be. "When we leave this world, what will we leave behind? What mark will we make? What will we send forward? What will we take? Our…

ANAS RELATES THAT Allah’s Messenger said, “One of you should not wish for death because of a difficulty that has affected him. If he must [say something], then let him say, ‘Allahumma, aheenee maa kaanatil hayaatu khairan lee, wa tawaffanee idhaa kaanatil wafaatu khairan lee.’ (Allah, give me life…

Allah says, “You will never be able to do perfect justice between your wives, even if it is your ardent desire, so do not incline too much to one of them leaving the other suspended [between divorce and marriage]. If you do all that is…